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News from around the world by authors from the Socialist Party and co-thinkers internationally

Hands off Cuba – US steps up crushing blockade 

By Michael O’Brien The US-orchestrated blockade on Cuba has stepped up in recent weeks, pushing Cuban society to a fresh crisis point. Trump’s new year assault on Venezuela resulted in that country capitulating to demands to end its oil supplies to Cuba.
Feb 23, 2026

Indian working class strikes against labour codes

Article originally published on inquilabileninist.substack.com Last Thursday, 12 February, tens of millions of workers and farmers heeded the call for a nationwide strike, delivering a powerful rebuke to the far-right BJP government’s unrelenting class war. The strike witnessed substantial participation from organised
Feb 19, 2026

The Minnesota revolt against Trump’s war on migrants 

By Conor Payne The Trump administration has developed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a key tool in their racist plan for ‘mass deportations’, but also in their broader efforts to establish a far-right authoritarian regime in the US. ICE, alongside similar
Feb 3, 2026